KR101924872B1 - Method for providing user convenience service on transportation and apparatus performing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a user convenience service on a transportation means, and a method performing the same. The method for providing a user convenience service on a transportation means comprises the steps of: receiving data from a service server by a plurality of relays; and providing a user convenience service to a plurality of user apparatuses based on the data by the plurality of relays. The relay is positioned in an independent space, and provides the user convenience service on the independent space without communication with the service server. Each of the plurality of user apparatuses can be each apparatus for a plurality of users using the independent space.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of providing a user-friendly service in a vehicle, and a device performing such a method.

The present invention relates to a method for providing a user-friendly service in a driving means and an apparatus for performing such a method. And more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing convenience services to a plurality of users over a network in an enclosed space such as a passenger moving means.

In recent airplanes, not only is it possible to make calls using the satellites in each seat, but also a high-speed communication environment capable of sending and receiving e-mails by accessing the Internet with passengers' notebooks, shopping by e-commerce, .

For example, the in-room seating system first provides entertainment services such as reading, crew calls, audio / video telephony, and Internet access, as well as passenger entertainment features, as well as automatic seat backrest adjustment.

In addition, the in-room seating system may be provided with a data connection unit and a power supply unit for supporting a user apparatus such as a notebook computer possessed by a passenger with a PED (personal electronic device) function.

The cost of implementing such a user-friendly system on board is high. Therefore, it may be difficult for middle and low-end airlines to install and implement equipment for convenience service on the aircraft.

Therefore, there is a need for a method for providing convenience services to users inexpensively and effectively under an airtight environment such as a transportation means more simply.

It is an object of the present invention to solve all the problems described above.

Another object of the present invention is to effectively provide a convenient service such as a video content service at a low price to users located in a certain space such as a transportation means.

It is another object of the present invention to stably provide convenience services to passengers on an aircraft through a network for providing convenience services to users.

In order to accomplish the above object, a representative structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a user-friendly service in a vehicle, comprising: a step in which a plurality of relay devices receive data from a service server; Wherein the relay device is located in an independent space, and the relay device provides the user convenience service in the independent space without communicating with the service server, and the plurality of user devices Each of which may be a device of each of a plurality of users using the independent space.

According to another aspect of the present invention, each of a plurality of relay devices providing user-friendly services in the means of operation includes a communication unit configured to receive data from a service server, and a communication unit configured to provide the user- Wherein the relay device is located in a separate space and the relay device provides the user convenience service in the independent space without communicating with the service server, Lt; / RTI > may be a device for each of a plurality of users using the device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently provide convenient services such as image contents service at low cost to users located in a certain space such as a transportation means.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a stable user convenience service in an aircraft through a network for providing convenience services to users.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system for a user convenience service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating data transmission and reception operations between a service server and a relay apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the role of a relay apparatus in a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating operation between relay apparatuses in an intra-cabin network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an exchange procedure of a weighted network graph according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a merging procedure of a weighted network graph according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an operation of a master relay apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention in accordance with a loss.
8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for assigning a user apparatus to a relay apparatus on a network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a user-friendly service provided during operation of an aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an in-flight meal service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an order and call related service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a goods-related service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a web service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of a user convenience service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing a user-friendly service in an aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of determining a user seat serviced by a relay apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of a user convenience service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, the specific shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented by changing from one embodiment to another without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It should also be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the following detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention should be construed as encompassing the scope of the appended claims and all equivalents thereof. In the drawings, like reference numbers designate the same or similar components throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

Hereinafter, in the embodiment of the present invention, a network system in an aircraft is assumed for the sake of convenience of explanation, but a method of providing a user convenience service based on a network and an apparatus performing the method may be implemented not only in an aircraft but also in other transportation means And may be widely implemented to provide a user-friendly service based on a network in a fixed space or an independent space.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system for a user convenience service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a user-friendly service system for providing a user-friendly service (for example, an in-flight entertainment service, an in-cabin commodity order service, a cabin call service, etc.) to a user located in a specific space (for example, .

Referring to FIG. 1, a user-friendly service system may include a management server 100, a service server 120, a relay device 140, and a user device 160.

The management server 100 may be implemented for management of the service server 120. The management server 100 may be implemented to manage / control the operation of the service server 120 that transmits data for a user convenience service to the relay device 140.

The service server 120 may be implemented for managing / providing data for providing a user convenience service (e.g., an entertainment service) to the user device 160. [ For example, the service server 120 may be located outside the aircraft, and the service server 120 may transmit data for a user convenience service to the relay device. The data stored in the relay apparatus 140 may need to be periodically updated and the service server 120 may provide the update service for the data to the relay apparatus 140. [

For example, the relay device 140 may be collected after the landing of the aircraft, form a network with the service server 120, and proceed with the update procedure for the data. The service server 120 can perform data transmission using a plurality of transmission methods using a plurality of relay devices 140. A method of transmitting data to the plurality of relay apparatuses 140 of the service server 120 will be described later in detail.

The relay device 140 is located inside the space (e.g., an aircraft) and is implemented to transmit data for user-friendly service to the user device 160 of a user located in the space (or a user aboard the aircraft) . The relay device 140 receives the user's request (for example, a content request, an article purchase request, a crew call request, etc.) through communication with the user device 160, and transmits data according to the user's request to the user device 160 ).

The repeater 140 located in the cabin can be collected for charging and / or content update, and can be connected to a docking device that docks the repeater 140. The relay device 140 connected to the docking device may operate in a charge mode and / or an update mode. The charging mode may be a mode for charging the battery of the relay device 140 and the update mode may be a mode for updating the content data of the relay device 140. The docking device supplies power for charging to the relay device 140 through a connection to an external power source and supports a network connection such as Ethernet to establish a communication network between the relay device 140 and the service server 120 .

At least one relay device 140 may be located inside the aircraft, and at least one relay device 140 may be assigned a different role (master relay device, slave relay device, etc.) Can be performed. The operation according to the role of the relay device 140 will be described later in detail.

The user device 160 may be implemented to provide a user-friendly service directly to the user based on the data received from the relay device 140. For example, the user device 160 may be a device carried by a user such as a smartphone, a smart pad, or a notebook of a user who has boarded the aircraft. A network is established between the user device 160 and the relay device 140 after the user boarding the aircraft and a user convenience service is provided to the user device 160 through communication between the relay device 140 and the user device 160 .

2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating data transmission and reception operations between a service server and a relay apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 2, a method for a service server to transmit data to a relay apparatus is disclosed. As described above, data transmission from the service server to the relay device may be required for the service of the relay device to the user device. Periodic updating of data stored in the relay apparatus is required, and periodic data updating of the relay apparatus can be performed by the service server.

Referring to FIG. 2, at least one relay device 220 may be connected to the service server 200 to configure a network. A network between the relay apparatuses 220 can also be configured. For example, the relay device 220 collected in the aircraft is docked to a base dock 240 for configuring a network between the service server 200 and the relay device 220, Can be formed.

The service server 200 may transmit the data to the relay device 220 through the formed network to perform the update procedure. In addition, the relay device 220 may transmit the generated log data to the service server 200 when the convenience service is provided to the user in the aircraft. The log data may include information such as a user service request record generated while providing a user convenience service to the user device. The log data transmitted by each of the plurality of relay apparatuses 220 may be inquired and confirmed by the service server 200.

The method of transmitting data to the relay apparatus 220 of the service server 200 may include a direct transmission method, an entire transmission method, and a distributed transmission method.

The direct transmission method can be used for data transmission between one relay device 220 and one service server 200. For example, in the direct transmission method, a data update request message generated by the relay apparatus 220 may be transmitted to the service server 200. The service server 200 receiving the data update request message can transmit data for updating to the relay device 220. That is, in the direct transmission method, one relay device 220 and one service server 200 are connected and data can be transmitted based on a unicast transmission.

The entire transmission method can be used for data transmission between a plurality of relay apparatuses 220 and one service server 200. Confirmation of the version data of each of the plurality of relay apparatuses 220 may be performed before data transmission based on the total transmission method. The relay apparatus 220 may have version information for identifying information on the data currently held.

The service server 200 can confirm the information about the data stored in the relay device 220 based on the version information and check whether the update of the data is necessary based on the version information and then transmit the updated data to the relay device 220).

The transmission of data to the relay apparatus 220 that requires updating may be performed on a broadcast basis.

A problem may occur in reception of data transmitted on a broadcast basis. In this case, after completion of the broadcast-based data transmission of the service server 200, the service server 200 may separately transmit data on the unicast basis to the relay apparatus 220 in which the reception problem occurs.

In the distributed transmission method, data can be transmitted through the communication between the relay devices 220. Transmission from the relay apparatus (hereinafter referred to as the data reception complete relay apparatus) that has completed the reception of the data to the relay apparatus (the data reception incomplete relay apparatus) that has not completed the reception of the data can be performed. The load of the service server 200 can be reduced based on the distributed transmission method.

For example, the data reception incomplete relay apparatus can request transmission of data to the service server 200, and the service server 200 can transmit information on the data reception completion relay apparatus to the data reception incomplete relay apparatus. The data reception incomplete relay apparatus can set up the data reception completion relay apparatus and the network based on the information on the data reception completion relay apparatus and can receive the data from the data reception completion relay apparatus.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the role of a relay apparatus in a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 3, the role of a relay device in a network environment in a specific space (e.g., an aircraft) is specifically disclosed.

Referring to FIG. 3, the relay apparatus may serve as the master relay apparatus 300 or the slave relay apparatus 320 under the network environment in the aircraft.

The master relay device 300 may exist on at least one (e.g., one) aircraft network implemented within an aircraft. The slave relay apparatus 320 can duplicate and use the database of the master relay apparatus 300. [ When the slave relay apparatus 320 receives a command for requesting a write to the database from the user apparatus, the slave relay apparatus 320 can transmit the write request to the master relay apparatus 300 without directly processing the command.

The slave relay apparatus 320 may include a synchronous slave relay apparatus 340 and an asynchronous slave relay apparatus 360.

The synchronous slave relay apparatus 340 may synchronize, duplicate and store the database of the master relay apparatus 300. The synchronous slave repeater 340 may exist on at least one (e.g., one) aircraft network implemented within an aircraft. The synchronous slave repeater 340 can operate by changing the role of the master relay apparatus 300 when the master relay apparatus is disappeared on the intra-cabinetwork. When the synchronous slave relay apparatus 340 is changed to the master relay apparatus 300, one of the asynchronous slave relay apparatus 360 described later can change its role to the synchronous slave relay apparatus 340.

The asynchronous slave repeater 360 may perform an asynchronous copy of the database of the master relay apparatus 300 and process a request. The asynchronous slave repeater device 360 may not be present on the intra-aircraft network implemented in one aircraft, and may exist at least one (for example, one), if any.

The assignment to the relay device (master relay device 300, synchronous slave relay device 340, asynchronous slave relay device 360) can be performed based on information on signals on the network.

If a plurality of repeaters are located in the aircraft, a measurement of the signal strength between the repeaters can be performed. Information on the radio signal strength between relay apparatuses is obtained through the signal strength measurement process and a weighted network graph can be formed based on information on the radio signal strength between relay apparatuses. The weighted network graph may include information on the radio signal strength or a predicted distance between repeaters.

As a result of the determination based on the weighted network graph, the relay apparatus determined to have the smallest average of the predicted distances from other apparatuses may be determined as the master relay apparatus 300, and the remaining relay apparatuses may be determined as the slave relay apparatus 320 have.

That is, the master relay apparatus 300 is a relay apparatus having a shortest predicted distance from other relay apparatuses determined based on information on radio signal strength among a plurality of relay apparatuses located in an independent space (for example, an airplane) The relay device 320 may be a relay device other than the master relay device 300 among a plurality of relay devices located in an independent space (for example, an airplane).

A slave relay apparatus having the largest signal strength on the network of the master relay apparatus 300 among the slave relay apparatus 320 can be determined as the synchronous slave relay apparatus 340. [ And the remaining slave relay apparatuses may be determined as the asynchronous slave relay apparatus 360. [

The master relay apparatus 300 and the slave relay apparatus 320 can perform the same service provision.

For example, the master relay apparatus 300 and the slave relay apparatus 320 can provide a user-friendly service (for example, an entertainment content providing service) based on the same data, and the master relay apparatus 300 and the slave Each of the relay apparatuses 320 can individually provide the user-friendly service through the user apparatus of the user in the aircraft without communication between the relay apparatuses.

The master relay apparatus 300 and the slave relay apparatus 320 can operate in different ways when a request for a function requiring synchronization is generated by the user.

Operations of the master relay device 300 and the slave relay device 320 are specifically described below.

If the slave relay apparatus 320 receives a request from the user apparatus for writing in the database, the master relay apparatus 300 receives the database write request from the slave relay apparatus and processes the database write request You can respond.

Synchronization is required for the databases of the master relay device 300 and the synchronous slave relay device 320 for the database write request. The following processing procedure may be performed to synchronize the databases of the master relay apparatus 300 and the synchronous slave relay apparatus 340. [

A request for writing based on an API (application programming interface) (hereinafter referred to as a writing API) for writing operation from the user device may be generated. All relay devices can receive a write request based on the write API irrespective of whether the role of the device connected to the current user device is the master relay device 300 or the slave relay device 320. [

If the relay device receiving the write request is not the master relay device 300 but the slave relay device 320, the write request may be transmitted to the master relay device 300. The master relay apparatus 300 can process the received write request and apply the result of the write request to the database. The master relay device 300 may transmit the database synchronization request for the changed contents due to the write request to the synchronous slave relay device 340 after processing the write request transmitted to the database.

If the database synchronization is successful, the synchronous slave repeater 340 may send a database synchronization success response to the master relay device 300. Further, the result of the change of the database of the master relay apparatus 300 can be transmitted to the asynchronous slave relay apparatus 360. [ The result transfer process for the change of the database to the asynchronous slave repeater 360 may be performed asynchronously and therefore may not block the execution of the subsequent process. The master relay device 300 may return a result value (success) for the database write request.

That is, when there is a change in the database of the master relay apparatus, the database of the synchronous slave relay apparatus reflects the change contents on the basis of synchronization, and the database of the asynchronous slave relay apparatus reflects the change contents on the asynchronous basis.

Conversely, if the database synchronization fails, the synchronous slave relay device 340 may send a database synchronization failure response to the master relay device 300. In this case, the changed contents of the database of the master relay apparatus 300 may be rolled back to the state before the change. If the database synchronization is unsuccessful, the master relay device 300 may return information informing the write request failure to the user device. The master relay device 300 may return the result information for the write request and the result information for the write request may be transmitted to the user device that transmitted the write request.

Even if the database is synchronized, the log of each relay device may not be synchronized. The log of each relay device can be recorded / managed by the independent database of each relay device.

A write request can be raised for requests such as CREATE, UPDATE, DELETE, and so on in the database. For example, a write request by the user device to an operation requiring data input such as a new order request, order change, order cancellation, order processing state change, service state change, travel information change, .

A request that does not require writing to the database (hereinafter, a write-unnecessary request) can be performed with reference to the database of each relay device. For example, a write-free request may be a read request from the database. For example, a read request by a user device may be generated in the relay device for operations such as product inquiry, video, music appreciation, order inquiry, travel information confirmation, crew call result confirmation, and the like.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating operation between relay apparatuses in an intra-cabin network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the slave relays 410 and 420 need to continuously communicate with the master relay apparatus 430 for write request processing, database synchronization, and the like.

The signal strength is very weak due to the physical distance between the master relay device 430 and the slave relay devices 410 and 420 in the communication between the master relay device 430 and the slave relay devices 410 and 420, Lt; / RTI >

In this case, the slave repeaters 410 and 420 find the shortest path for communicating with the master relay device 430 based on the weighted network graph generated when determining the role of the relay device described above, And transmits it to the relay device 430.

For example, it may be difficult for the slave repeater 1 410 and the master repeater 430 to communicate directly with each other. At this time, the shortest network path can be determined with reference to the weighted network graph configured based on the radio received signal strength. When the second slave relay apparatus 420 exists on the shortest network path, the first slave relay apparatus 410 can communicate with the master relay apparatus 430 through the second slave relay apparatus 420. The slave relay apparatus 2 420 can transmit data on the network.

Various criteria can be applied to determine the slave repeater on this intermediate path. For example, a slave relay device for transferring data may be determined in consideration of the state of the battery of the slave relay device located in the middle, the number of the user devices serviced by the slave relay device located in the middle, and the like.

5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an exchange procedure of a weighted network graph according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, a procedure for exchanging information on a weighted network graph between relay apparatuses is disclosed.

Referring to FIG. 5, the weighted network graph 500 may include information on the strength of a wireless signal generated on a network connection between relay apparatuses used in an airline.

As described above, the weighted network graph 500 can be used to check the communication status between repeaters in the aircraft and to set the role of the repeater.

The weighted network graph 500 may be generated during a communication status check (or heartbeat check) process for the relay apparatus. This communication status checking procedure may be performed non-periodically or periodically (e.g., once per minute).

All relay apparatuses can periodically check the status of other relay apparatuses in the vicinity, and can quickly identify and respond to which relay apparatus has failed. Such state determination between the relay apparatuses may be a communication state check (or a heartbeat check).

The communication status check can be performed based on 1) searching for the neighboring relay apparatus, and 2) exchanging the weighted network graph between the relay apparatuses.

The relay apparatus searches for a nearby wireless network signal and searches for a wireless communication apparatus (for example, an access point (AP)) having specific identification information (e.g., SSID (service set identifier) Can be found. All the wireless communication devices found through this operation are regarded as peripheral relay devices, and a weighted network graph between the relay device and the peripheral relay device can be set based on the radio signal strength and MAC (medium access control) address of each of the peripheral relay devices have.

The relay device may determine information on the communication state by merging information on the existing weighted network graph 500 of the neighboring relay device and information on the new weighted network graph 500 of the neighboring relay device.

For example, if there is information on the existing weighted network graph 500 for the neighboring relay device, the newly generated weighted network graph 500 for the existing weighted network graph 500 and the neighboring relay device is merged . If the neighboring relay apparatus corresponding to the existing weighted network graph information is later disappeared at the time of searching for the peripheral apparatus, the information related to the missing browsable relay apparatus and the search disable relay apparatus can be deleted.

The relay device may exchange information about the weighted network graph 500 with the neighboring relay device. For example, the relay device may send information about the weighted network graph 500 directly generated to the neighboring relay device or receive information about the weighted network graph 500 generated by the neighboring relay device from the neighboring relay device have. The relay device may determine the communication state between the relay device and the peripheral relay device by merging the weighted network graph 500 directly generated and the weighted network graph 500 received from the peripheral relay device.

The relay apparatus can perform the deletion procedure on the information on the unavailable relay apparatus included in the information on the weighted network graph 500 received from the peripheral relay apparatus but not directly searchable.

6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a merging procedure of a weighted network graph according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6, a merging procedure of a weighted network graph between relay apparatuses is disclosed.

The weighted network graph may include information on a predicted distance value between each relay apparatus. For example, the stronger the signal between the relay apparatuses, the smaller the predicted distance value between the relay apparatuses can be, and the intensity of the signal between the relay apparatuses (or the communication state between the relay apparatuses) can be estimated based on the predicted distance value.

Referring to FIG. 6, the weighted network graph may be merged with another weighted network graph.

When merging between weighted network graphs is performed, merging between weighted network graphs can be performed on all relay devices (or nodes) present in the weighted network.

When merging is performed for all relay devices (or nodes), the predicted distance between relay devices can be determined based on an average value of a plurality of predicted distances present on the weighted network graph.

The weighted network graph 1 610 may include communication status information for the relay apparatus B, the relay apparatus C, and the relay apparatus D based on the relay apparatus A. [

The weighted network graph 2 (620) may include the communication status information for the relay apparatus A, the relay apparatus C, and the relay apparatus E based on the relay apparatus B. [

It can be assumed that the merging of the weighted network graph 1 (610) and the weighted network graph 2 (620) is performed based on the relay apparatus A.

The weighted network graph 3 (630) is a graph generated by merging the weighted network graph 1 (610) of the relay apparatus A and the weighted network graph 2 (620) of the relay apparatus B.

Referring to the weighted network graph 3 (630), it can be confirmed that the predicted distance value between the relay apparatus B and the relay apparatus C is an average value. In this way, the weighted network graph is merged to more accurately predict the distance between the relay apparatuses, and the role of the relay apparatus can be determined according to the distance between the relay apparatuses.

A correction for the predicted distance value can be performed for the accuracy of the predicted distance value between the relay apparatuses. For example, the predicted distance value may exceed the set spatial range. When the relay device is installed in the aircraft, the predicted distance to the outside based on the size of the aircraft may be measured at a distance or more. In this case, the predicted distance may be reduced in consideration of the size of the aircraft, or the predicted distance value may be ignored.

Also, a plurality of predicted distance values may be measured on the weighted network graph, and a predicted distance value may be determined based on the plurality of predicted distance values. However, only one predicted distance value may exist between relay apparatuses. In this case, an additional measurement may be performed to obtain a second predicted distance value, and a predicted distance value between relay apparatuses may be determined based on the first predicted distance value and the second predicted distance value.

7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an operation of a master relay apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention in accordance with a loss.

In Fig. 7, when the master relay apparatus is lost on the network, the processing procedure is started.

Referring to FIG. 7, if the master relay apparatus 700 is lost on the intra-aircraft network or does not respond to the long-term request, an alternative procedure for the master relay apparatus 700 may be performed.

An update to the weighted network graph may be performed through the communication status confirmation procedure for the relay apparatuses for the replacement procedure for the master relay apparatus 700. [

After confirming the communication status, at least one of the synchronous slave repeaters 740 may be changed to a master relay apparatus.

Also, at least one of the asynchronous slave repeaters 760 can be changed to a synchronous slave repeater.

Similarly, if the synchronous slave repeater 740 is lost on the intra-aircraft network or does not respond to the long-term request, an alternative procedure to the synchronous slave repeater 740 may be performed.

An update to the weighted network graph may be performed through the communication status check procedure for the relay apparatuses for the replacement procedure for the synchronous slave relay apparatus 740. [

After confirming the communication status, the asynchronous slave repeater 760 can be changed to serve as the synchronous slave repeater at least one relay device.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when a relay apparatus is newly added, it can be allocated as an asynchronous slave relay apparatus irrespective of the role set in the relay apparatus.

8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for assigning a user apparatus to a relay apparatus on a network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 discloses a method for assigning a plurality of user equipments to each of a plurality of relay apparatuses when a plurality of relay apparatuses provide user-friendly service to a user apparatus in an independent space (for example, an aircraft).

When the provision of the user-friendly service to a relatively large number of user equipments is performed through a single relay device, the burden on the relay device can be increased. Thus, when user convenience service to a relatively large number of user devices is provided through one relay device, the master relay device can control the allocation of communication resources.

8, the user equipments 1 to 6 are provided with user convenience service through the relay device 1 810, and the user device 7 and the user device 8 provide user convenience service through the relay device 2 820 Can receive.

Each of the relay apparatuses 810 and 820 is connected to the master relay apparatus 800 through information about a user apparatus currently serving (hereinafter, referred to as a service target user apparatus) and a serviceable user apparatus (Hereinafter referred to as " user equipment information "). Although the relay apparatuses 810 and 820 do not currently provide the user-friendly service, they can determine the serviceable user apparatus existing in the coverage available for communication as a serviceable user apparatus.

For example, the user device information may include at least one of an identifier of a user device, a number of user devices, an intensity of a signal transmitted by the user device, and information on a user convenience service provided to the user device.

The user device information may separately include information on the service target user device and information on the serviceable user device.

The information about the service target user device may include an identifier of the service target user device, a number of service target user devices, a strength of a signal transmitted by the service target user device, and information about the user convenience service provided to the service target user device have. The information about the serviceable user equipment may include an identifier of the serviceable user equipment, information about the strength of the signal transmitted by the serviceable user equipment.

The master relay apparatus 800 can receive the user apparatus information and adjust the load for each relay apparatus. The master relay apparatus 800 can determine the position of the user apparatus closest to the relay apparatus 2 820 among the user apparatuses 1 to 6.

For example, the master relay apparatus 800 judges that the user apparatuses 4 to 6 are included in the communication coverage of the second relay apparatus 820 based on the user apparatus information transmitted by the relay apparatus 2 (820) can do. In this case, it is possible to change the relay device assignment of the user equipment from the relay device 1 810 to the relay device 2 820 in the order close to the relay device 2 820 in the user devices 4 to 6. The distance between the user equipment and the relay apparatus 2 (820) may be determined based on the strength of the signal transmitted by the user equipment included in the user equipment information.

At this time, if the user apparatus 4, the user apparatus 5, and the user apparatus 6 are close to the relay apparatus 2 (820), the relay apparatus assigned to the user apparatus in the order of the user apparatus 4, the user apparatus 5, 810 to the relay apparatus 2 (820).

Or additionally, the user equipment to newly allocate the relay apparatus can be determined by further considering the data transmission prediction amount for the user convenience service. The amount of data for the user-friendly service may be different. For example, if the user convenience service is a video content providing service, the amount of data for the user convenience service is relatively large, and if the user convenience service is an order service for goods or a call for a flight attendant, Can be relatively small. Therefore, the amount of data for the user-friendly service provided by one relay device is predicted, and the user device can be allocated to the relay device so that the relay devices are balanced with each other.

For example, if the data transmission prediction amount to the user apparatuses 1 to 6 served by the relay apparatus 1 810 is 100 and the data to the user apparatuses 7 to 7 served by the relay apparatus 2 820 It can be assumed that the transmission prediction amount is 30. In this case, the number of user apparatuses that change the relay apparatuses may be determined in order to match the sizes of the data transmission predictions of the relay apparatuses 1 810 and the relay apparatuses 820. [

If the data transmission prediction amount for the user apparatus 4 is 40, the data transmission prediction amount for the user apparatus 5 is 20, and the data transmission prediction amount for the user apparatus 6 is 10, only the user apparatus 4 is reallocated to the relay apparatus 2 820, The user apparatus 5 and the user apparatus 6 are reallocated to the relay apparatus 2 820 so that the balance between the data transmission predicted values of the relay apparatus 1 810 and the relay apparatus 2 820 can be balanced.

8, it is assumed that the relay device 1 810 and the relay device 2 820 are not the master relay device 800, and the master relay device 800 adjusts the allocation of the user device. If the relay apparatus 1 810 or the relay apparatus 2 820 is the master relay apparatus 800, the allocation to the direct user apparatus can be adjusted.

9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a user-friendly service provided during operation of an aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 9, various user-friendly services provided through a user device on a specific space (e.g., an aircraft) via a relay device are disclosed. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the user convenience service is provided in the aircraft for convenience of explanation. However, the user convenience service may be provided in various places other than the aircraft, and such embodiment may also be included in the scope of the present invention. Hereinafter, the user may refer to the passenger who boarded the aircraft.

As described above, the user convenience service can be provided based on communication between the relay apparatus and the user apparatus. The user device may be provided with a user application for the user convenience service through the relay device. Or a user-oriented site (e.g., a web site) for a user may be separately implemented, and a user-friendly service may be provided based on a browser (e.g., a web browser). That is, the user can receive the user convenience service through the relay device based on the user application installed in the user device and / or the user-accessible site through the user device.

In addition to this, the relay device may also communicate with the manager device (e.g., a crew) of the aircraft or a user-friendly service manager (e.g., a service content manager) other than the aircraft to provide user- have. The manager device may be provided with an administrator application for providing the user convenience service through the relay device. Or a manager site (for example, a web site) for the manager is separately implemented, and the manager can access the manager site based on the browser to provide the user convenience service. That is, the administrator can manage the user convenience service based on the administrator application / manager site installed in the manager device and provide the user convenience service to the user.

9, a third party service 900, an in-flight meal related service 910, an order and call related service 920, a goods related service 930, a travel related service 940, a web service 950, an entertainment service 960, and an administrator service 970 may be provided as a user-friendly service. In order to provide such user-friendly services, the relay apparatus can communicate with the user apparatus and the manager apparatus.

The third party service 900 may not be included in the user convenience service based on the relay device, and may be integrated into the user convenience service for the development of the additional user convenience service. An application programming interface (API) and a development guide document for easily creating the third party service 900 can be provided.

The meals-related service 910 is a service for providing in-flight meals through the relay device.

The order and call related service 920 may be a service for delivery of a manager's call within the aircraft by an administrator or a specific message to an administrator.

The merchandise related service 930 may be provided for purchase of goods within the user's aircraft.

The travel related service 940 may provide the user with information about the current flight and information about the destination in the aircraft. The travel related service 940 includes a travel information inquiry service, a travel information management service, and a travel contents management service, and can provide various services related to travel to a user.

The web service 950 is a core interface service for providing user convenience service to the user through the relay device in the cabin environment. The user can use the service by accessing the web page through the web browser using the user device in a given environment. The manager device can access the web page through the web browser to perform management of the user convenience service.

The entertainment service 960 can provide a user-friendly service based on a magazine / music / video.

The administrator service 970 may be a service for the administrator (crew) and the relay device or server manager (e.g., content manager) outside the aircraft in the aircraft. The manager service 970 may include a supported language management service, a user management service, a relay device management service, a seat arrangement management service, a content distribution service, a statistical service, and a content server synchronization service. As the manager service 970, a crew exclusive service may be included, and the crew exclusive service may include a passenger management service for managing a user (for example, a passenger) boarding the aircraft.

That is, a method of providing a user-friendly service in a means of driving includes a step in which a plurality of relay apparatuses receive data from a service server and a plurality of relay apparatuses provide user-friendly services to a plurality of user apparatuses based on data Wherein the relay device is located in a separate space and the relay device can provide user-friendly service in an independent space without communication with the service server, and each of the plurality of user devices can be a device of each of a plurality of users have.

The independent space is an airplane and the user convenience service includes the third party service 900, the meal related service 910, the order and call related service 920, the goods related service 930, the travel related service 940, 950, an entertainment service 960 and an administrator service 970, and the plurality of users may be a passenger seated in each of a plurality of seats located within the aircraft.

10 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an in-flight meal service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, an in-flight meal service is a service for providing an in-flight meal to a user on the basis of a relay device.

The meal-related service may include an in-flight meal selection service 1000, an in-flight meal service 1010, and an in-flight meal service 1020.

The in-flight meal selection service 1000 can be provided through a user's site connected via a user application / user device installed in the user device, as a service for providing information on in-flight meals and selection of meals.

The user can search and inquire information about the general meals and special meals provided in the aircraft through the in-flight meal selection service 1000. The user can select the in-flight meals to be provided and notify the manager (for example, the flight attendant) .

When a fee for providing the meal is generated, a payment procedure through the user device can be performed.

The in-flight meal supply management service 1010 can be provided for management of meal meals through the manager device. Specifically, the in-flight meal management service 1010 may be provided for inventory management of in-flight meals to be provided on board the aircraft by the manager (for example, a flight attendant) on the aircraft and reference to the user's meal selection information.

The in-flight meal supply management service 1010 can be provided through an administrator application / manager site. Administrators can search for and display in-flight meals that are available on the aircraft using the admin application / admin site. In addition, the in-flight meal management service 1010 can be used to identify the inventory of each meal type, and to inquire information on the selection of meal type of passengers for each seat in the aircraft. The passengers' meal selection information can be individually confirmed by the order and call management service, and can be confirmed in whole through the seat list. When additional cost is required for the provision of in-flight meals as described above, a payment process based on the user device can be performed in the same manner as the goods inventory management service.

The in-flight meal management service 1020 can be provided for managing information on in-flight meals. The manager device can manage information on in-flight meals to be provided in the cabin based on the in-flight management service 1020. An administrator (for example, a service content manager) can search and inquire information on meals to be provided onboard the airplane through an administrator application (or an administrator site). You can modify or delete it.

The meal-related services can provide an effective and easy-to-process process for providing personalized meal service to passengers on board.

The user who boarded the airplane can request an in-flight meal using the in-flight meal selection service 1000 based on the user application / user site. The meal request can only be made for the time set by the administrator. Depending on the setting of the administrator, the user may request two or more meals at the same time.

Depending on the type of meal, the meal service may be charged, and the processing for the meal service charge may be performed in the same manner as the payment processing for the order in the goods management service. The manager can manage in-flight meals that can be provided in the cabin based on the in-flight meal management service 1010 of the manager application (or manager's site).

Exposure to information on in-flight meals provided in the aircraft, and information on whether or not to sell meals can be performed through the manager device. An in-flight meals which can not be provided or can not be provided can be temporarily set as a sale stop by the manager device.

When a user selects an in-flight meal through the in-flight meal selection service 1000, the user's request for the selected in-flight meal can be individually confirmed through the manager device. Also, confirmation of the meal choice of all the seats in the aircraft may be performed via the manager device.

The manager can manage the detailed information on the meals to be provided in the aircraft by using the in-flight management service 1020 based on the manager application (or the manager site). Specifically, it is possible to inquire, add, delete, or change the in-flight meal information.

The meals request generated by the user can be classified as follows.

The choice meals may be one meal selected by the user when there are several types of meals which are basically free of charge.

Additional meals may not be provided by default, but may be in-flight meals provided on request by the passenger.

Special meals are special meals served to pre-flight passengers and can not be ordered on board.

The provision of in-flight meals according to the user's request for in-flight meals can be performed in the following manner.

An administrator (e.g., a flight attendant) can process a meal-meal request received from a user (e.g., a passenger) through the following process.

The administrator can change the setting so that the user can receive the meal request according to the start time of the request for in-flight meals for the selected meals and additional meals through the in-flight meal management service 1010 through the manager device. The configuration may be changed so that the request for the meal can not be received when the allowable time for the meal is reached through the manager device. The payment process may be directly performed with the user device of the user who has requested the meals requiring some additional payment. The manager can prepare an in-flight meal for the user based on the requested meal information. The prepared meals can be delivered with reference to the request information of each meal. Cancellation of request for meal and inventory related processing can be performed in the same procedure as order processing of a product related service to be described later.

11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an order and call related service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 11, an order and call related service for the manager call of the user or the message transmission to the manager of the user is started.

11, the order and call related services may include an administrator call service 1100, an order and call management service 1110, and the like.

The manager calling service 1100 is a service that a user uses to call an administrator in the airplane, and can be provided through a user application or a user site. The manager call service 1100 can send an administrator call request via the user device or cancel an already transmitted manager call request and check the processing after the manager call.

If there is a content to be requested after the manager's call, the user can input the content of the request and transmit it to the manager. The input format for the request content may be separately existent, or the user may write the desired content without any input format for the request content.

A purchase request for goods or the like may be performed through the crew calling service. The user can create and send information about items to be purchased by the user using the manager calling function, but the product purchase request can be more easily used by using the product order service.

The order and call management service 1110 can be used for management of orders for and calls made to the passengers within the aircraft. The order and call management service 1110 may be provided through an administrative application / manager site. The administrator can confirm and process the contents of orders and calls requested by the user through the administrator site.

The order and call related services can be provided for an efficient manager response to the user's request.

The order and call related services allow the user to call the manager at any time, rather than going through a complicated process to call the manager. In addition, the process of receiving an order to face the user through an order and call related service and delivering the processing result to the user again after the order is processed can be simplified.

The order and call related services may be provided in conjunction with other services. For example, order and call management services may be used for order processing in commodity-related services and meal-related services. Specifically, when a product, an order related to the meal, or a call is required, the order and call operation can be performed through the order and call management service 1110.

Distinguishing between orders and calls can be performed in order and call related services.

Orders and calls related services use orders and calls as separate meanings. The meaning is as follows.

The call may mean that the user calls the manager with his seat, and the call may not include the destination information of the call. A spell may be a call containing destination information. The order may include information about the purpose of a specific call, such as a purchase request for the item, a request to change the meal, and the like.

In order and call related services, the processing status can be recorded and managed for each call. The call state can include request, processing, completion, cancellation, and the like. The request may be in an unacknowledged state for a call by the administrator after the user has been called. The processing may be in the state of performing an operation corresponding to the confirmation of the manager's call and the manager's call. Completion may be the completion of the response to the manager's call. The cancellation (passenger request) is the call cancellation state of the user, and the cancellation (no stock) is the state in which the user has canceled the call because there is no inventory of the items included in the order. Cancellation (unsettled) means that the user has canceled the call to the manager because payment is not possible. Cancellation (can not be processed) is canceled because the manager can not perform the necessary operation. Cancellation (Other) is the state in which the manager has canceled the call in other situations that are not in the canceled state.

A general order processing procedure according to order and call can be performed as follows. The manager can respond to the user's call through the order and call management service. The manager's response process in response to a call can generally be performed as follows.

When the manager confirms the call of the request status through the manager device, the call is changed to the "processing" state, and the manager can perform the processing operation according to the contents of the call. If a job in the "in process" state requires no inventory in the inventory-related job, the user can be notified and changed to "canceled (out of stock)" status. If it is not possible to perform the task requested by the call in the "in process" state, the user can be informed that the task can not be performed and can be changed to the "cancel (processing disabled)" state.

Further, if the user fails to pay the amount due to the processing of the call in the "in process" state, the user can be informed that the payment is not completed and can change to the "canceled (outstanding)" state. If the call is to be canceled due to a reason not corresponding to the above case during the processing of the "in process" state, the user can be informed of the call cancellation and can change to the "cancel (other)" state. When the processing for the call in the "processing" state is completed, the state can be changed to the "completed" state.

The user can cancel the call at any time in the "request" state, in which case the call can be changed to the "cancel (passenger request)" The user can send a call cancellation request for a call in the "in process" state. If the manager can cancel the call for the call cancellation request, the administrator can inform the user of this fact and change the state to the "cancel (passenger request)" state. If the call can not be canceled, the administrator can inform the user of this fact and then process the call.

Based on the call alarm procedure, the administrator can continuously check the user's call. However, it is difficult for the administrator to always check the manager device to check the occurrence of the call or the change of the call state. Therefore, to solve this problem, the following call alarms may be provided to the manager device in the order and call management service.

Specifically, a call alarm may be provided through a call alarm function such as a sound and vibration of the manager device, a screen flicker, or the like. In order to implement call alarm technology technically in a web browser on a web browser, a long polling, a call alarm can be performed based on a web socket, periodic automatic refresh, and the like. If it is technically difficult to implement a call alarm on a web browser, a call alarm can be implemented through a separate application.

The call manager may be the crew who changed the call state to "in process ". The flight attendant can change the call state to "in process ", perform processing for subsequent calls, and change the call state. In case of changing the charge of the call, the manager can let another manager perform charge for the call.

12 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a goods-related service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 12, the goods-related service may be provided for purchase of goods sold in the user's aircraft.

Referring to FIG. 12, the goods related service may include a goods order service 1200, a goods inventory management service 1210, and a goods management service 1220.

The goods order service 1200 may be provided for ordering goods within the user's aircraft. The goods order service 1200 may be provided via a user application / user site. The user can access the user site through the user device to search and inquire about the goods to be purchased, add the items to be purchased to the shopping cart, and send the purchase request to the manager.

The purchase price of the product may be transmitted through a separate method when delivering the product to be purchased by the real manager to the user, and payment through the user site may not be performed.

The purchase request can specify the quantity and option of the item to be purchased, and the payment method (cash, card, etc.) can be specified. The user can inquire through the user's site through the user device a brief processing status (purchase request, product preparation, completion, etc.) of the requested purchase item.

The goods inventory management service 1210 can be used for inventory management of the user's in-flight sale goods. The goods inventory management service 1210 may be provided through an administrator site. The manager device can perform search and inquiry of the goods to be sold in the aircraft through the manager site, and designate the quantity of stock of each product or designate whether or not to disclose to the user. The purchase request of a product can be confirmed by an order and call management service rather than a goods inventory management service.

The merchandise management service 1220 is a service used to manage information of a merchandise to be sold in an aircraft, and can be provided through a manager site (for example, a content manager web service). The administrator can search for and search for products to be sold in the airplane through the manager device, and can register, modify, or delete detailed information such as title, thumbnail image, detailed product image, and price of each product.

The product related service according to the embodiment of the present invention can be used for simplifying the process of purchasing goods in the airplane of the user. The service process can be performed so as to provide a service that can be processed more simply and quickly than the existing purchase process of the in-flight duty free goods.

Specifically, a user can determine a product to be purchased using a product order service provided through a user application and a user site. The user can order multiple items based on one order. The user can specify the number of items, the payment method (cash, card, etc.), and the product option in the order through the order service.

The user can perform the settlement at the time of receiving the goods after the order, rather than performing the settlement at the time of requesting the order for the goods. The user can briefly confirm the order processing process of the user through the user device.

The manager can manage the sales and inventory of the goods to be provided on the airplane based on the goods inventory management service 1210 using the manager device. The administrator can temporarily suspend sales of products that are out of stock or can not be sold based on the manager device. The manager can determine whether to expose a specific commodity to the commodity ordering service 1200 based on the manager device, or change the inventory status.

The manager (content manager) can perform management of the commodities that can be provided to the user by using the commodity management service. The administrator can manage all information related to the product such as title, description, tag, thumbnail image, detailed image and price of each product based on the manager device. In addition, an administrator can perform inquiry, addition, deletion, and change for each product.

The administrator can confirm the order request of the user by using the order and call management service, and process the order through the following process. If an administrator confirms an order in the "Request" state, the administrator can change the order to the "In Process" state. After confirming the contents of the order, the administrator can check the contents of the order to the user who requested the order, if it is an abnormal order or a strange order.

If information about the user who requested the order is not known through the order and call management service, the user who has requested the order can be found in the aircraft. If a user can not be found to request an order, the administrator can change the order to a canceled (unprocessable) state.

The administrator can modify the contents of the order according to the user's response or change the order to the "cancel (passenger request)" status. In addition, the manager can prepare the goods requested in the order and update the goods inventory of the goods inventory management service. If the administrator can not find the item, the manager can change the order to "cancel (out of stock)" by designating the item inventory as zero in the product inventory management service. If an administrator can find a product, the product inventory management service can reduce the corresponding product inventory by the number of items currently prepared. After completing the product preparation, the manager can deliver the product to the passenger and carry out the settlement. When payment is completed after delivery of the goods, the order status can be changed to the "completed" status. If payment can not be made, the manager can change the order status to "canceled (outstanding)" after retrieving the goods.

The card payment can be performed at the ordering stage of the payment process, but if the relay device can not be connected to the external network in the cabin environment, the cardholder may manually enter the payment by including the card number in the order contents.

13 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a web service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

13, the web service provided through the user site 1300 and the administrator site 1310 is started.

Referring to FIG. 13, the web service may be a core interface service for providing a user-friendly service in an environment of an aircraft.

A user can access a user-provided site through a browser in a given environment to provide a user-friendly service.

Depending on the role of user / administrator, accessible services may be limited.

For example, the user can access the user site 1300 to receive a user-friendly service, and the administrator can access the administrator site 1310 to perform a management task for providing a user-friendly service.

The user convenience service is a service that the user can receive through the relay device in the environment of the aircraft, and the user device can access the relay device based on the wireless network to receive the user convenience service.

The user-friendly service includes a web interface for providing a service (a product order service, a video viewing service, a music viewing service, a magazine viewing service, an in-flight meal selection service, a crew calling service, a travel information inquiry service, Can be provided.

The administrator can access the web interface for user convenience service and manage the user convenience service. A web interface for the manager can be provided, and the manager can access the web interface for the manager via the manager device. A goods inventory management service, an order and call management service, a passenger service management service, a travel information management service, an inflight inventory management service, a third party service, and the like can be provided through a web interface for the manager.

The web interface for the administrator can provide a web service for the content manager for service operation. The content manager accesses the service server through an administrator device (for example, a desktop device), and accesses the service server through a user convenience service (a video content management service, a music content management service, a magazine content management service, a supported language management service, Service management, flight management service, relay management service, seat arrangement management service, content distribution service, statistical service, content server synchronization service, third party service, etc.).

FIG. 14 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of a user convenience service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 discloses a method for identifying each of a plurality of user equipments for providing a user convenience service and a combination of a relay device and a user device of a user aboard the aircraft.

Referring to FIG. 14, the user is boarded on the aircraft, and the user device 1450 and the relay device 1400 can be combined on the wireless network for user convenience service. The relay device 1400 can identify the user device 1450 and the relay device 1400 can identify the user device 1450 and provide the user convenience service requested to each of the user devices 1450. [

Various methods may be performed to identify the user equipment 1450 of the relay apparatus 1400. [

First, the user device 1450 may be associated with a relay device based on a user site (e.g., a web site) or a user application. The user device 1450 may access the user site (e.g., a web site for the user) or a user application based on a wireless network (e.g., a WiFi . User information may be included in a code (bar code, QR (quick response) code, etc.) displayed on the aircraft, and user information may be input by reading the code through the user device 1450.

The user information may include information for identifying the user in the aircraft, such as the name of the user, the seat number of the user, and the like. The user inputs user information through the user device 1450, and the inputted user information can be transmitted to the relay device 1400 through the association request message. Alternatively, the relay apparatus 1400 continuously transmits a scanning signal for scanning to the user apparatus 1450, and the user apparatus 1450 accesses the web browser based on the scanning signal, inputs the user information, To the relay apparatus.

The relay device 1400 may receive the association request message, register the user information, and provide the user convenience service according to the user information. Thereafter, the message transmitted by the user device 1450 may include user information as header information, or may include separate identification information corresponding to the user information, as user identification information, in the header of the message. User identification information may be defined between the relay device 1400 and the user device 1450. The relay device 1400 may then identify the user device 1450 based on the user identification information.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, each of a plurality of repeaters in an airplane that provides a user convenience service to a user device may be adaptively allocated according to the location of the user equipment.

15 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing a user-friendly service in an aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention.

15 illustrates a method for assigning a user equipment to one of a plurality of relay devices in an aircraft in consideration of the position of the user device.

Referring to FIG. 15, the user equipment can transmit seat information as user information, and a basic initial relay device for performing communication with the user equipment based on the seat information can be determined.

For example, the positions of a plurality of relay apparatuses in the aircraft can be set, and each of the plurality of relay apparatuses and the seat of the user of the user apparatus to communicate based on the position of each of the plurality of relay apparatuses can be mapped.

The position of each of the plurality of relay devices in the aircraft can be determined and the service area of the relay device can be determined based on the position of the seat depending on the position of the relay device. For example, when the repeater 1 (1510) to the repeater 4 (1540) are located in the airplane, the repeater 1 (1510) The seats 11A to 11D to the seats 20A to 20D and the relay apparatus 3 1530 are connected to the seats 21A to 21D to the seats 30A to 20D through the seats 10A to 10D, 30D) and the relay apparatus 4 (1540) determine the seats 31A to 31D to the seats 40A to 40D as an initial service area (or a default service area) And an initial association (or a default association).

For example, the user device of the user who is seated in the seat 1A is initially engaged with the relay device 1 1510 to provide a user-friendly service, and the user device of the user who is seated in the seat 32D is connected to the relay device 4 So that a user-friendly service can be provided.

When the position of the relay apparatus is fixed in advance, a user seat (or a user apparatus for performing initial combining) to be provided with a user convenience service for each relay apparatus may be determined in advance. Alternatively, when the position of the relay device is not fixed in advance, a seat (or a user device to perform initial combining) may be allocated to perform initial combining through communication between relay devices based on signal strength between relay devices. For example, the position information of the relay device in the aircraft can be determined based on the triangulation method through the signal transmission between the relay devices, and the user seat (or the initial User device to perform the combination) may be determined. A method for determining a user equipment to perform an initial association with a relay apparatus based on the location of the relay apparatus will be described in detail below.

When the initial combination of the relay device and the user device based on the seat position is performed, the relay device that transmits the scanning signal and the relay device that provides the service to the user device after receiving the scanning signal are different from each other in terms of the user device . For example, the user device 1 of the user seated in the seat 1A may receive the scanning signal transmitted by the relay device 2 1520, and may transmit the association request message to the relay device 2 1520. When the relay apparatus 2 1520 has to perform the initial coupling with the user apparatus 1, the relay apparatus 2 1520 notifies the relay apparatus 1 1510 of the coupling request of the user apparatus 1 and then the relay apparatus 1 1510 The relay apparatus 1 1510 and the user apparatus 1 can form a communication network and can be combined.

That is, each of the plurality of relay apparatuses performs an initial association with at least one user equipment and identification of at least one user equipment located in an initial service area of the plurality of user equipment, And the initial service area may be determined based on the position of each of the plurality of relay devices and the internal seating information of the aircraft. The identification of the at least one user device may be performed based on user information transmitted by the at least one user device, and the user information may include a user's name and a user's seating information. Wherein the initial service area is changed to a change service area based on a current data traffic amount of each of the at least one user equipment served by each of the plurality of relay devices and a predicted data traffic amount of each of the at least one user equipment, The at least one user equipment associated with each of the plurality of repeaters may be changed in accordance with the change to the area.

16 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of determining a user seat serviced by a relay apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 16 discloses a method for determining a location of a relay device and determining a user device to perform an initial association based on the determined location of the relay device.

Referring to FIG. 16, the administrator can position the relay apparatus 1600 at a fixed location and adaptively change the location of the relay apparatus 1600 as needed.

The location of the relay apparatus 1600 in the aircraft can be determined based on the communication between the relay apparatuses 1600. [ Specifically, a position information signal for determining the position between the relay apparatuses 1600 can be transmitted and received, and the distance between the relay apparatuses 1600 can be determined based on the strength of the position information signal. When the distance between the relay apparatuses 1600 is determined, the position of each of the relay apparatuses 1600 in the aircraft can be determined.

The service area by the relay apparatus can be determined in consideration of the communication coverage 1650 of the relay apparatus 1600 when the position of each of the relay apparatuses 1600 in the aircraft is determined.

Basically, a range of the communication coverage 1650 of the relay apparatus 1600 that can transmit a signal with a signal strength equal to or higher than the threshold strength may be a service area, and the relay apparatus 1600 may transmit a signal It is possible to perform an initial combination with the apparatus.

If the position of a specific seat is included in the overlapping area of the service areas of the two repeaters 1600, the user equipment of the user who has been assigned a particular seat can perform initial combining with the repeater 1600, Can be performed. In other words, if the service areas of the two repeaters 1600 are overlapped with respect to the position of the specific seat, the user equipment of the user who has been assigned the specific seat can receive the strong signal in the service area of the repeater 1600 .

In addition, when the number of seats included in the service area by the single relay device 1600 is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the number of seats in the service area is smaller than the threshold value The service area of the relay device 1600 may be set as a service area of the relay device 1600.

If there is a seat in the service-impossible area based on the relay device 1600, the movement of the relay device 1600 may be requested to the manager device. For example, if the user's convenience is not available to the user equipment of the user located in the seats 10A to 10D based on the position of the plurality of relay apparatuses 1600 currently located in the aircraft, the master relay apparatus 1600 transmits the relay apparatus 1600 The location change information of the relay apparatus 1600 can be transmitted to the manager apparatus. For example, the position change information of the relay apparatus 1600 may be image information representing information on the position of the relay apparatus 1600 to be changed based on the position of the current relay apparatus 1600 on the aircraft image. The manager of the manager device can change the position of the relay device 1600 in the aircraft in consideration of the position change information of the relay device 1600. [

The above setting is an initial association setting to be combined at the initial coupling between the user equipment and the relay apparatus 1600. In fact, considering the number of user apparatuses to be served through the relay apparatus 1600, The combination of the relay apparatus 1600 and the user apparatus may be changed, or the position of the relay apparatus 1600 may be changed.

FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of a user convenience service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

17 illustrates a method for more effectively providing a user convenience service based on distribution of load generated by communication with a user apparatus when providing a user convenience service through a relay apparatus.

Referring to FIG. 17, when a plurality of relay devices are located in an aircraft, and a user convenience service to a user device is provided by each of the plurality of relay devices, a difference in data communication amount between each of the plurality of devices and the user device may occur .

For example, the repeater 1 1710, the repeater 2 1720, and the repeater 3 1730 are installed in the aircraft, and the repeater 1 1710, the repeater 2 1720, and the repeater 3 1730, A user-friendly service to the user can be provided by each.

User equipment 1 to user equipment 4 (user equipment 1, user equipment 2, user equipment 3 and user equipment 4) are connected to relay apparatus 1 1710 to be provided with a user convenience service and relay apparatus 2 1720 is provided with user equipment 5 to a user device 12 (a user device 5, a user device 6, a user device 7, a user device 8, a user device 9, a user device 10, a user device 11 and a user device 12) 3 1730 is assumed to be connected to the user device 13 to the user device 15 (the user device 13, the user device 14, and the user device 15) to provide a user-friendly service.

In this case, the relay apparatus can determine the load of the relay apparatus considering the current data traffic amount currently required by the user apparatus, the predicted data communication amount required by the user apparatus in the future, the number of coupled user apparatuses coupled with the relay apparatus, .

The current data communication amount is determined based on the size of the communication amount generated so far, the predicted data communication amount is determined in consideration of the size of the communication amount generated so far and the currently used service, and the number of the coupled user devices is combined with the relay device And may be the number of user devices served by the relay device.

The load of the relay apparatus is determined and if the load of the specific relay apparatus is equal to or greater than the threshold value, reassignment of the user apparatus to the relay apparatus for the load balancing or position shifting of the relay apparatus can be performed.

The reassignment of the user device to the relay device may mean a change of the initial association between the relay device and the user device based on the user's seat position information. For example, if it is assumed that the load on the relay apparatus 2 (1720) is equal to or greater than the threshold value and the load on the relay apparatus 3 (1730) is equal to or less than the threshold value, Device. ≪ / RTI >

The user equipment to be allocated to the other relay apparatus can be determined in consideration of the current data communication amount of the combined user apparatus and the predicted data communication amount of the user apparatus. When the communication network is changed from the user apparatuses 5 to 12 to the relay apparatus 3 (1730), not only the load of the relay apparatus 2 is reduced below the threshold value but also the load of the relay apparatus 3 (1730) The relay device that can provide the user-friendly service to at least one user device that can be changed may be changed.

A change in the position of the relay device may change the initial coupling between the relay device and the user device. For example, when the load of the relay apparatus 2 (1720) is equal to or larger than the threshold value, the master relay apparatus performs an initial coupling between each relay apparatus and the user apparatus through a change in position of the relay apparatuses 1 1710 to 1730 And the load between the user equipment and the relay equipment can be balanced through the change of the initial coupling.

That is, each of the plurality of relay apparatuses can determine the load amount of each of the plurality of relay apparatuses. When at least one of the plurality of relay apparatuses is a high-load relay apparatus having the load amount equal to or greater than the threshold value, at least one high-load user apparatus coupled with the high-load relay apparatus can terminate the coupling with the high- have. The at least one high-load user device may be combined with the remaining relay devices of the plurality of relay devices except for the high-load relay device.

The master relay apparatus can determine the optimum position of the relay apparatus in order to distribute the load in the current communication state based on the simulation and can transmit the information about the optimum position of the relay apparatus to the manager apparatus by the manager apparatus. The master relay apparatus may set a new position of the relay apparatus in the aircraft in consideration of the position of the user apparatus currently performing communication, the current communication amount and the predicted communication amount of the user apparatus performing communication, and transmit the new position as the optimum relay apparatus position information. That is, the initial service area of the relay apparatus may be changed to a changed service area, and the user equipment initially coupled to the relay apparatus may be changed according to the change to the change service area of the relay apparatus.

The manager can change the location of the relay device based on the optimum relay device location information.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is attempted to primarily distribute the load as a change in the initial coupling between the relay apparatus and the user apparatus, and when the distribution of the load is difficult, the load can be distributed by changing the position of the relay apparatus .

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specifically designed and configured for the present invention or may be those known and used by those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROM and DVD, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, medium, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code, such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be modified into one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all ranges that are equivalent to or equivalent to the claims of the present invention as well as the claims .

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A method of providing a user-friendly service in a vehicle,
A plurality of relay apparatuses receiving data from a service server; And
The plurality of relay devices providing the user convenience service to a plurality of user devices based on the data,
Wherein the relay device is located in an independent space,
Wherein the independent space is an aircraft,
Wherein the relay device provides the user convenience service in the independent space without communicating with the service server,
Wherein each of the plurality of user equipments is a device of each of a plurality of users using the independent space,
Each of the plurality of relay devices performing an initial association with at least one user device and identification of at least one user device located in an initial service area of the plurality of user devices,
Wherein the initial service area is set for each of the plurality of relay devices,
Wherein the initial service area is determined based on the position of each of the plurality of relay devices and the internal seating information of the aircraft,
Wherein the initial service area is changed to a change service area based on a current data traffic amount of each of the at least one user equipment served by each of the plurality of relay devices and a predicted data traffic amount of each of the at least one user equipment,
Wherein the at least one user equipment coupled with each of the plurality of repeaters is changed in accordance with a change from the initial service area to the change service area,
Wherein movement of at least one of the plurality of repeaters is requested in the aircraft when there is an internal seat of the aircraft that is difficult to service based on the plurality of repeaters,
Wherein the position of each of the plurality of relay apparatuses is readjusted based on a simulation result of a service range according to a position of each of the plurality of relay apparatuses,
Wherein the at least one user equipment coupled to each of the plurality of repeaters for load balancing, if information on the load of each of the plurality of repeaters is collected and based on information about the load, And the position of each of the plurality of relay apparatuses is changed.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The user convenience service includes at least one of a third party service, an in-flight meal service, an order and call service, a product related service, a travel related service, a web service, an entertainment service,
Wherein the plurality of users is a passenger seated in each of a plurality of seats located in the aircraft. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the identification of the at least one user device is performed based on user information transmitted by the at least one user device,
Wherein the user information includes a name of the user and seat information of the user. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of relay apparatuses are assigned different roles on the network according to a communication state between the plurality of relay apparatuses,
Each of the plurality of relay apparatuses generates each of a plurality of weighted network graph information,
Wherein the plurality of weighted network graph information includes information on the radio signal strength of at least one peripheral repeater based on each of the plurality of repeaters,
Wherein each of the plurality of relay apparatuses exchanges each of the plurality of weighted network graph information with another relay apparatus,
Each of the plurality of relay devices merging the exchanged weighted network graph information,
Wherein the distance between each of the plurality of relay apparatuses is predicted based on the exchanged weighted network graph information. Each of the plurality of relay apparatuses providing the user convenience service in the vehicle means,
A communication unit configured to receive data from the service server; And
And a processor configured to provide the user convenience service to a user device based on the data,
Wherein the relay device is located in an independent space,
Wherein the independent space is an aircraft,
Wherein the relay device provides the user convenience service in the independent space without communicating with the service server,
Wherein each of the plurality of user equipments is a device of each of a plurality of users using the independent space,
Each of the plurality of relay devices performing an initial association with at least one user device and identification of at least one user device located in an initial service area of the plurality of user devices,
Wherein the initial service area is set for each of the plurality of relay devices,
Wherein the initial service area is determined based on the position of each of the plurality of relay devices and the internal seating information of the aircraft,
Wherein the initial service area is changed to a change service area based on a current data traffic amount of each of the at least one user equipment served by each of the plurality of relay devices and a predicted data traffic amount of each of the at least one user equipment,
Wherein the at least one user equipment coupled with each of the plurality of repeaters is changed in accordance with a change from the initial service area to the change service area,
Wherein movement of at least one of the plurality of repeaters is requested in the aircraft when there is an internal seat of the aircraft that is difficult to service based on the plurality of repeaters,
Wherein the position of each of the plurality of relay apparatuses is readjusted based on a simulation result of a service range according to a position of each of the plurality of relay apparatuses,
Wherein the at least one user equipment coupled to each of the plurality of repeaters for load balancing, if information on the load of each of the plurality of repeaters is collected and based on information about the load, And the position of each of the plurality of relay apparatuses is changed. delete The method according to claim 6,
The user convenience service includes at least one of a third party service, an in-flight meal service, an order and call service, a product related service, a travel related service, a web service, an entertainment service,
Wherein the plurality of users are passengers who are seated in each of a plurality of seats located in the aircraft. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the identification of the at least one user device is performed based on user information transmitted by the at least one user device,
Wherein the user information includes a name of the user, and seat information of the user. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the plurality of relay apparatuses are assigned different roles on the network according to a communication state between the plurality of relay apparatuses,
Each of the plurality of relay apparatuses generates each of a plurality of weighted network graph information,
Wherein the plurality of weighted network graph information includes information on the radio signal strength of at least one peripheral repeater based on each of the plurality of repeaters,
Wherein each of the plurality of relay apparatuses exchanges each of the plurality of weighted network graph information with another relay apparatus,
Each of the plurality of relay devices merging the exchanged weighted network graph information,
Wherein the distance between each of the plurality of relay apparatuses is predicted based on the exchanged weighted network graph information. A computer-readable recording medium recording a computer program for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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